2015 Map of Dome Hill

About this map

Upper Town and Lower Town sit at the western edge of this Mono County landscape, markers of the region's enduring mining and settlement history. The terrain is defined by the significant heights of the Bodie Hills and Bodie Mountains, cut through by deep drainages like Aurora Canyon and Sonoma Canyon. The Toiyabe National Forest covers much of the central ground, where the state line between California and Nevada runs diagonally across the topography. Vital water sources are scattered throughout this arid environment, including Masonic Spring and Burnt Hill Spring, which feed ephemeral waterways such as Rough Cr and Red Wash Cr. This survey documents the complex network of mountain roads like Bodie Masonic Rd, which historically connected these high-altitude camps and grazing lands.